Styx
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What are you all and everyone who keeps spreading the "Glock out sells everyone else" and "Glock is the most carried fires in the U.S." gossip getting your info? What makes you believe that M&Ps aren't selling as well as Glocks? Is it just something that has been repeated so much that everyone just has accepted it as fact without question?It has been said that the Glock 19 is the most popular handgun in the world. I’m not sure if that is true but it is the most popular handgun in the US. Is it due to advertising? Or pricing and promotions? These things may have something to do with it, but if the product did not stand the test of time, it would not keep selling.
Look at how many different polymer frame guns have been put on the market to compete with Glocks. And look how many have fallen short.
Now I’m a big fan of the S&W M&P pistols. I don’t understand how they don’t sell as good as Glocks.
I own an M&P45 and a M&P9, l like the more then my Glocks and plan to buy a M&P9 2.0 soon.
How long will Glock remain at the top of the food chain? I don’t know, but it will be as soon as someone comes out with something better and in the same price range.
Sig Sauer is the U.S. largest exporter of firearms. S&W is the largest U.S. manufacturer of handguns producing over 2 million annually. Ruger's right behind S&W. Ruger is the second largest U.S. handgun manufacturer and the largest U.S. firearm manufacture in general if you include their rifle sales. That is, both S&W and Ruger put out more handguns per year than Glock imports and manufactures in the U.S. Sig Sauer both manufactures more firearms and exports more in the U.S. than Glock does... 65% of L.E. in the U.S. are issued Glocks, so that leads me to believe that a large chunk of the handguns imported by Glock are more so carried and chosen by L.E. than civilians. With that said, I find it hard to believe that the Glock 19 is the most carried handgun by civilians... I seriously doubt that any G19 sized gun is the most sold, most popular, or most carried handgun in this day and age.. I'd wager that more people carry the M&P Shield than the Glock 19...
IMHO, Glocks popularity with L.E., competitors, instructors, and the small demographic of gun enthusiast who own a dozens or so firearms , etc is giving the false impression that Glock is generally more dominate than it is and other companies are farther behind than they are... It's those in the aforementioned demographic who frequent internet forums, start YouTube channels, teach firearms classes, etc, but they do not necessary a representation of all gun owners in the U.S IMHO...
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